Introduction
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Mellanox Technologies
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Introduction
This is the
User Guide
for Mellanox Technologies VPI adapter cards based on the ConnectX®-4
integrated circuit device. Mellanox offers an alternate ConnectX-4 Socket-Direct™ card for serv-
ers without x16 PCIe slots. The adapter’s 16-lane PCIe bus is split into two 8-lane buses, with
one bus accessible through a PCIe x8 edge connector and the other bus through an x8 parallel
connector to an Auxiliary PCIe Connection Card. The two cards should be installed into two
adjacent PCIe x8 slots and connected using a dedicated harness.
This chapter covers the following topics:
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Section 1.1, “Product Overview,” on page 12
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Section 1.2, “Features and Benefits,” on page 13
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Section 1.3, “Operating Systems/Distributions,” on page 14
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Section 1.4, “Connectivity,” on page 14
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Section 1.5, “Manageability,” on page 15
Adapter Card
Auxiliary PCIe
Harness
Slim Line SAS Cable
Connection Card
